UPDATE : Following customer requests, users can now purchase a Developer License for Microthemer (but only from themeover.com directly – CodeCanyon doesn’t offer Dev Licenses at the moment, and the Extended License is too expensive (in my view) and doesn’t permit use on client websites)

Microthemer is a visual design plugin that gives non-technical WordPress users a way to customize the appearance of their WordPress theme. Microthemer is intended for WordPress users who demand near full design control but don’t necessarily have any knowledge of CSS .

Microthemer has been described as “WordPress theme options on steroids”. This is because the level of artistic control you can achieve with Microthemer is very high indeed. In fact, the level of control Microthemer gives you is probably more comparable to that of editing a CSS stylesheet than it is to even the most advanced design-focused Theme Options.

Supported Themes (but see clarifying note below)Currently, Microthemer can be used to customize the following WordPress Themes (with no knowledge of CSS ) through the use of of FREE , importable Blank Slate Micro Themes .

- ClassiPress

- Wootique

- WordPress Themes created with Artisteer (following request)

- Twenty Eleven

- Twenty Ten

- Thematic

- Toolbox

Supported Plugins

- WooCommerce

- Contact Form 7

Many many more Themes and plugins will be supported with Blank Slate Micro Themes as time goes on.

A Clarifying Note About Supported Themes & PluginsIf you know CSS , you can use Microthemer to customize ANY WordPress theme and ANY plugin (you just need to enter in the CSS selectors manually yourself).When I say this plugin supports the themes listed above, what I mean is that I’ve created tailor-made importable settings packs for these themes that make it possible for users who don’t know CSS to customize them. I refer to these importable settings packs as “Blank Slate Micro Themes”. They can be downloaded for free from Themeover’s blank theme repository .

When I add support for a new theme I actually do all the work via the Microthemer User Interface (which is 100% fluid and customizable). I just plug in a load of CSS Selectors which target the Theme’s unique HTML elements, classes and ids. I don’t actually modify Microthemer’s underlying code in any way. That’s why all you need is a knowledge of CSS to make Microthemer work with ANY theme or plugin.

Hopefully I’ve clarified things here, but if not, there is further discussion about this issue of Microthemer’s support for themes and plugins on the comments page for this plugin . Furthermore, most questions about what this plugin can or can’t do are normally answered by watching the “Complete Walk-through” video on this plugin’s live preview page or by watching the video below.

Microthemer Complete Walk-through Video

I’m Taking Theme Support Requests!If you’re not familiar with CSS , you WILL need to use a blank slate micro theme as described above to customize a WordPress theme. If the theme you want to customize is a theme which isn’t currently supported with a blank slate micro theme, you can put in a request via the comments page for this pluginCurrent Requests I’m Working On

- WordPress Themes created using Artisteer

- The WooCommerce Plugin

- ClassiPress

Existing Customers – Free Upgrades!Please request a free upgrade via the contact form on my profile page . I will then email it to you.Microthemer 1.1.2 supports auto-updating, but this feature needs activating. See here for instructions on how to do this . In short, you will still need to contact me via my profile page to request that your email address be validated. You will only need to do this once.